Room to Improve (v2)

I think they did alright budget wise. They had 300k budget, then Dermot presented the figures and it went to 315k + 10k consultant fees whatever they were but at the end it came under the 300k mark.

I had a look at the builders website and upstairs you can the bathroom and a main bedroom were finished. I presume the kids rooms were too. If there's a bit more to do it won't cost much to finish. I don't know why they didn't show upstairs, perhaps filming had to end by a certain date and the builder had yet to do upstairs?!?!?!

more like 11, she seems to love it. My boy plays ball sports 6 times a week (soccer, rugby & gaelic) and wouldn't have it any other way - he is 12

Exactly. The filming end and the builder tidied up the remainder when convenient.

You can grants for energy upgrades. I think there's a link on the player website with a full budget for each program. I don't think green is good color for any kitchen top or surface .

Look those revealed joists with the herringbone bridging don't work for me, I'm almost certain I saw a 2x2 planted on the top of each joist, on closer inspection they would look terrible... I like maybe 2 or three proper load bearing timbers left bare on a tall ceiling but not the way they were done here, drawing the eye to the garden mehole😊…too many timbers look terrible Imv+too much cleaning they are dust traps , have a few decent sized timbers properly prepared if the height allows and leave it at that

I felt that perhaps the couple has different tastes or requirments which they had not discussed until they were picking out finishes. the wife seemed suprised at the kitchen shop when the husband was saying he like the minimal look, with the sink hidden, etc. And he seems to use the words 'I like' throughtout the program. It was never 'we like' or 'we were thinking about' .. the way you describe things as a couple. Maybe it was just me that picked up on this ?

Anyways, back to the house - nice job. But I was a bit shocked at how poorly constructed the original house was. I know it was 1960's. I can understand spending 350k if you inherited it, but after buying it for 400k. It gives people a wake up call if they have romantic dreams of buying an old house to renovate.

rough start this week

why is demot here at all. she has a plan and planning and a builder lined up .

I hope this family gets a lovely home and get what they want and not what Dermot wants.

I don't think there was a need for the production team to film the QS speaking to the lady during the memorial walk- it seemed very insensitive.

I don't think you'd build an architecturally designed 3 bed for that. The 3 beds on daft probably have much lower energy ratings as well.

I don’t understand if she has 270,000 why price a job exactly at that price .. why not plan a job for 230,000 and have the remainder to fund the extras that no doubt will come up .. he should be working as close to her plans as possible.. the house wasn’t the worst I have seen .. good builder would have done the job she wanted without his involvement ..

Once he was involved you couldn't expect him to keep to the original plans. But yeah you'd wonder why he is involved at all.

It's already shaping up to be another one that the client isn't happy with a lot of things but will be delighted at the end. I thought this would be a more straightforward one.

thanks for replying, I thought all new builds would be A rated. I get they’d be cookie cutter houses on daft too. So that’s what makes them that price.

Well that green hay shed is awful. Just missing a few bales outside